"I will makemanypeoplesappalledat you, and their kingswill be horriblyafraidof you when I brandishMy swordbeforethem; and they will trembleevery moment,everymanfor his own life,on the dayof your fall."
"And thishousewill becomea heapof ruins;everyonewho passesby will be astonishedand hissand say,Whyhas the LORDdonethusto thislandand to thishouse?'
And everyblowof the rodof punishment,Whichthe LORDwill layon him, Will be with [the music of] tambourinesand lyres;And in battles,brandishingweapons,He will fightthem.
We applied healingto Babylon,but she was not healed;Forsakeher and let us eachgoto his own country,For her judgmenthas reachedto heavenAnd towersup to the very skies.
"Then allthe princesof the seawill godownfrom their thrones,removetheir robesand stripofftheir embroideredgarments.They will clothethemselves with trembling;they will siton the ground,trembleevery momentand be appalledat you.
Allthe inhabitantsof the coastlandsAre appalledat you, And their kingsare horriblyafraid;They are troubledin countenance.
"On that daymessengerswill goforthfrom Me in shipsto frightensecureEthiopia;and anguishwill be on them as on the dayof Egypt;for behold,it comes!"
Wail,O cypress,for the cedarhas fallen,Becausethe glorious[trees] have been destroyed;Wail,O oaksof Bashan,For the impenetrableforesthas comedown.
"Allthe nationswill say,Whyhas the LORDdonethusto thisland?Whythisgreatoutburstof anger?'
IfI sharpenMy flashingsword,And My handtakesholdon justice,I will rendervengeanceon My adversaries,And I will repaythose who hateMe.
standingat a distancebecauseof the fearof her torment,saying,Woe,woe,the greatcity,Babylon,the strongcity!For in onehouryour judgmenthas come.'
